Ji Wushang was practically laughing hysterically! Princess Wushang, remarrying, with a child… How ridiculous, how ridiculous! There could be no greater joke in the world! She was already married, and had already declared that she would not remarry, yet she received such an imperial decree! What was the imperial decree that granted her marriage to Nan Xuzong back then?
"Fourth Imperial Consort..." Hongfei and Cuiwu, kneeling behind Ji Wushang, were already crying their eyes out, but Hongfei was better at controlling her emotions.
“Princess Wushang, I know you are sad, but one must always look forward. The deceased are gone, but you must think of yourself and the young prince.” The eunuch sighed and shook his head, then closed the imperial edict and placed it in front of Ji Wushang.
Ji Wushang remained kneeling on the spot, his eyes vacant.
As soon as the eunuch left, Hongfei and Cuiwu immediately came forward, crying out, "Fourth Imperial Concubine..."
Ji Wushang, however, didn't even know how to cry.
She actually married that Tuoba Heyan...
At this moment, someone walked in from outside. Bei Gongminhao looked at Ji Wushang kneeling on the ground, the maids crying in a group, and the imperial edict shining brightly on the ground...
He stepped forward and said, "Fourth Imperial Consort, please get up and don't kneel."
"Why, why, Minho, why are you doing this to me? Can't I even stay by his side? Why?!" Ji Wushang looked up at Beigong Minho as soon as she heard it was him. Her eyes were red and swollen, and tears were about to fall.
Bei Gongminhao looked on with heartache and helplessness, "I'm sorry, Fourth Princess Consort, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry... I'm powerless, I couldn't stop His Majesty from making this decision, I... I will escort you to Qingzhao..."
"You!" Ji Wushang felt a tightness in his chest, couldn't breathe, and fainted on the spot!
Bei Gongminhao was shocked and distressed. He quickly picked her up and carried her into the Moxuan Garden. "Quickly, get the imperial physician!"
After a long while, Ji Wushang finally woke up.
Beigong Minhao saw the imperial physician off.
"Princess Wushang fainted suddenly because she was too shocked. She should be fine after taking good care of her and giving her some medicine."
"Then you should go and prepare some medicine first!" Bei Gongminhao said, his heart aching. If he hadn't torn up the letter of divorce, but instead taken it out and asked Ji Wushang to marry him, preferring to stay by her side rather than let her marry far away, would she be so heartbroken?
But things are different now! And who knows what will happen next?
Beigong Minhao looked at the sky. In the end, she did not belong to him. No matter how time changed, she and he were parallel lines, and there would be no excessive intersection between them!
Bei Gongminhao silently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, then went inside. "Wu Shang, are you feeling better?"
Ji Wushang stared blankly at the bed curtains. "Why, why, can anyone tell me?"
"It was Emperor Zhou and Consort Mei who made the decision. Qing Zhao did accept the peace treaty proposed by our court. At that time, the court did not have a suitable candidate. Most of the daughters of high-ranking officials and nobles were already married. Alas." Bei Gongminhao stood not far away and sighed. "What I hate is why I was not decisive enough to ask the Emperor for permission to let you marry me... I will not touch you, but I will take care of you and Nianlang."
"...Get out." Ji Wushang sobbed, tears already soaking his pillow. Now, what could possibly salvage the situation?
Bei Gongminhao knelt down before Ji Wushang, "I'm sorry, Wushang... I failed to protect you. I... I am ashamed!"
“It’s none of your business, you don’t need to blame yourself. Get up and go out, I want to be alone.” Ji Wushang said, deliberately suppressing her sobs, without looking at Beigong Minhao.
Bei Gongminhao lowered his eyes, stood up from the ground, looked at Ji Wushang for a long time, watching her silently shed tears, his heart filled with immense bitterness, and finally walked out.
He walked in the garden, suddenly drew his soft sword, and then began to slash wildly!
"Why? Why did you do this to her? Why is Heaven so blind? Why must I watch her leave on her own? Why must we suffer like this?" Bei Gong Minhao shouted, his soft sword wielding a dragon-like blade, sharp and terrifying! The servants around him watched Bei Gong Minhao venting his anger by wielding his sword in the garden, but none dared to approach.
Everyone could see that Bei Gongminhao loved Ji Wushang deeply. Originally, because Ji Wushang didn't accept him and because of his deep brotherly bond with Nan Xuzong, he planned to watch over her from afar. However, this couldn't withstand an imperial decree! He had once been unable to marry Ji Wushang because of an imperial decree, and Ji Wushang became Nan Xuzong's wife. And now, another imperial decree prevented him from staying with Ji Wushang, and she became someone else, one of Tuoba Heyan's many concubines!
How ridiculous is this heaven! It torments his heart every moment!
Inside the room.
Ji Wushang tiptoed, then reached out and grabbed the white silk hanging from the beam, placing it under her neck. She smiled, "Cong, I'm here. In the next life, let's be husband and wife again." Her smile was radiant, her long eyelashes and bright eyes closed, and she pushed off with her feet.
A moment later, the sound of a bowl shattering was heard, followed by a scream! "Oh no! The Fourth Princess has hanged herself!"
Hearing the scream, Bei Gongminhao, who was in the garden, was stunned. He dropped his longsword and immediately flew towards Ji Wushang's Moxuan Garden!
"Wu Shang!" Bei Gongminhao leaped up, lifted Ji Wu Shang from the beam, and quickly placed him on the ground. "Wu Shang, Wu Shang!"
Everyone around was moved to tears.
Ji Wushang actually chose to remain loyal to Nan Xuzong by hanging himself!
He immediately channeled his inner energy into Ji Wushang's body, "Wushang, how could you be so foolish? If you die, what will happen to Nianlang? What will happen to Nianlang?" Beigong Minhao was panicked and anxious, constantly channeling his inner energy into her, hoping to awaken a trace of her life!
Suddenly, Ji Wushang coughed violently, and everyone's attention immediately focused on him.
Beigong Minhao was excited and gently patted her back to help her breathe easier.
"Why, why won't you let me die? Why?! Can't I even die? Bei Gong Minhao, you're meddling too much! Why won't you let me die? Why?!" He couldn't disobey the imperial decree because of the hundreds of lives lost in General Ji's mansion and the Prince Zong's mansion, so why shouldn't he die?
"If you die, what will happen to Nianlang?" Beigong Minhao looked at her, tears streaming down his face.
Her remarriage and her heartbreak were also tormenting his heart.
Ji Wushang was taken aback. "You...you will take good care of him for me!"
"Mother, Mother, sob, Mother!" Just then, a little person came in from outside, pulling a woman along with him.
Upon seeing Huangfu Jun'an, Ji Wushang's eyes suddenly regained some expression. "I miss you, I miss you!"
"Mother! Waaah!" Huangfu Jun'an immediately threw herself onto Ji Wushang. "Mother, Mother, don't you miss your lover anymore? What's wrong? Why is Mother crying? Mother, waaah!" Huangfu Jun'an looked at Ji Wushang, who was only two or three years old but already very sensible.
Ji Wushang sobbed, disregarding decorum, wiping away her tears with her sleeve, "Mother isn't crying, how could Mother not want Nianlang? Nianlang, be good, Mother will always be by your side, be good, Nianlang, don't cry."
"Mother, don't cry, Nianlang, don't cry either!" Huangfu Jun'an's small eyes widened, and she looked at Ji Wushang with tears in them.
Ji Wushang used her sleeve to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Nianlang is such a good boy. Mother won't cry, Mother won't cry."
"Mother!" Huangfu Jun'an snuggled into Ji Wushang's arms again.
Ji Wushang closed her eyes, two lines of tears silently streaming down her face. She still had Nianlang…
At this moment, a maid entered from outside, looking anxiously at Ji Wushang and the others in the room. Bei Gongminhao immediately went out, asking, "What is it?"
"Your Highness, a messenger from the palace has come to say that Consort Mei wishes to meet Princess Wushang and give her some instructions regarding her marriage to Qingzhao."
Bei Gongminhao's eyes were cold and deep. "Then we'll go after lunch!" It's that Consort Mei again. When the time is right, I'll definitely kill her with my own hands!
Ever since this charming concubine arrived, Emperor Zhou has felt increasingly absurd!
That's infuriating!
The maid nodded immediately and left.
After Ji Wushang finally calmed down, Beigong Minhao told her about Consort Mei's summons to see Ji Wushang.
Ji Wushang had long heard of this so-called Consort Mei. Now that she had specifically asked him to come to the palace to see her, well then, let's meet her!
As for marrying Tuoba Heyan… Ji Wushang's mind was already on something else. That was, the Qingzhao Royal Palace contained the Miluo Incense, and the national treasure, the Yuehai Pearl, was also in the palace! Since she was remarrying with a child, her goal this time was to completely cure Huangfu Jun'an's illness!
I don't care about the huge price I have to pay! Now, this is the purpose I'm living for!
In the afternoon, with the introduction of a palace maid, Ji Wushang finally met Consort Mei through a gauze curtain. By this time, Consort Mei had dismissed everyone else, leaving only Ji Wushang and her.
"Wu Shang greets Consort Mei," Ji Wu Shang said, bowing.
"No need for formalities." Consort Mei smiled from behind the gauze curtain. "I wonder how Princess Wushang's preparations for her marriage to Qingzhao are going?"
"In response to Consort Mei, Wu Shang has only made mental preparations for the time being!"
"Oh, really?" Consort Mei said, lifting the veil and stepping out.
When Ji Wushang saw the face of the alluring concubine before him, he was completely stunned. "You, you are Mei Niang!"
"Heh, it seems you know me quite well?" Consort Mei sneered.
Ji Wushang remembered that he and Nan Xuzong had gone to spy on Feng Rulin, and that's when they saw Feng Rulin with this suddenly appearing Meiniang! After Feng Rulin's accident and the events that followed, Meiniang seemed to have vanished into thin air, but unexpectedly, she had become Consort Mei at this time!
The time when this concubine was appointed was three years ago, when Nan Xuzong went to war and fought alongside Huangfu Xuan to resist the Western Regions!
Now, three years have passed, and the foundation of this charming concubine is even more solid!
Ji Wushang's face turned pale. "No, Wushang just mistook Consort Mei for someone she used to know."
"Heh..." Consort Mei turned around, her back to Ji Wushang, and sneered, "You do know me, Ji Wushang!"
Ji Wushang froze. Why did that voice sound so familiar?
"I am Bai Ao Mei!" At this moment, Consort Mei turned around and looked at Ji Wu Shang with a vicious gaze!
ah!
Bai Aomei! Aunt Bai!
Wasn't she dead?
Ji Wushang was completely stunned. "How, how is this possible?! She, she was clearly, already dead!"
"Hahaha!" Meifei laughed wildly. "Ji Wushang, you never expected this! I, Bai Aomei, didn't die! I didn't actually die! Because General Hei Wuyai gave me a pill before returning to Fusang, saying that if necessary, taking it would help me through a difficult time! Sure enough, I faked my death and slept for a long time. When General Hei Wuyai returned, he found me and brought me back to Fusang! He gave me a new face and let me live a new life. But I'm going back here. I'm going to find you, Ji Wushang, and I'm going to make you suffer terribly!" Meifei's voice at this moment was exactly the same as Bai Aomei's before!
Ji Wushang felt pain even when he breathed; he still hadn't managed to kill this woman! This woman was actually from Japan! And that General Hei Wuyai—it seemed they were all birds of a feather! They had been lurking in General Ji's mansion for a long time!
"I was in love with Prince Lin and planned to enter the palace to hide, but I never expected that you would join forces to kill him! I will avenge all these lives! I know that you and Nan Xuzong are deeply in love. I originally planned to use Emperor Zhou to separate you after entering the palace, so that you could taste what it means to wish for death but not be able to. But I never expected that Nan Xuzong would actually die, hahaha!"
"You're not allowed to talk about him like that!" Ji Wushang shouted!
"What are you so smug about?" Consort Mei sneered. "I knew you were deeply in love and was just wondering how to deal with you. Who would have thought it would be a marriage alliance between Qingzhao and the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty! I was thinking, if you were to marry far away to Qingzhao, suffer all kinds of hardships there, and bear the stigma of infidelity, wouldn't that be the most wonderful thing? That would probably be more painful for you than killing you!" Consort Mei sneered again as she spoke!
Ji Wushang immediately understood—that was exactly the reason! It was Consort Mei who wanted revenge on him, so she pushed him into the Zhou Emperor's sights, causing the Zhou Emperor to issue an imperial decree, and then make him remarry Tuoba Heyan, the ruler of Qingzhao Kingdom, with his child! Marry that rumored ruthless, volatile, and capricious man, that cruel and ambitious man!
Ji Wushang felt as if he couldn't breathe!
"I, I, I will never let you get away with this! Bai Aomei, I, Ji Wushang, will never let you get away with this!" Ji Wushang shouted.
"Heh, you should worry about your own situation!" Consort Mei sneered.
"I, I..." Ji Wushang could barely control himself and wanted to go forward and strangle this woman!
"Someone, escort Princess Wushang back to her residence! Let her prepare for her wedding." Consort Mei beckoned for a palace maid to enter.
Ji Wushang's eyes blazed with fury. She was unwilling to accept defeat at the hands of this woman! One day, she would personally avenge herself!
Ji Wushang was "sent" out of the palace. She walked along the official road in a daze, then got into a carriage, remaining in a daze the whole way.
What am I going to do? Really, I have to marry Qingzhao far away… carrying this resentment with me…
Tears streamed down her face.
...
Three days passed so quickly. After this night, Ji Wushang would board the carriage bound for Qingzhao.
The night was so cold. It was only May, and it should have been warm, but now it was freezing cold. Even breathing felt like a bone-chilling pain.
Ji Wushang remained silent for three days, refusing to see anyone except Huangfu Jun'an.